PRAGUE: When Dunia Skaunicova graduated in media marketing from Prague’s Metropolitan university she quickly found a dream first job at a startup in the Czech capital, where companies were fighting to snap up multi-lingual graduates. Months later, however, she suddenly found herself back looking for work after losing her job […]
Year: 2020
The Asian Champions League will resume in two regional hubs in September and October with a single match deciding the title in early December, the Asian Football Confederation said on Thursday. REUTERS: The Asian Champions League will resume in two regional hubs in September and October with a single match […]
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia on Thursday (Jul 9) said it was in talks to secure financing of more than 1 billion ringgit (US$235 million), a day after its auditor cast doubt on its ability to continue as a going concern due to the coronavirus-led travel slump. “We have […]
Newcastle United’s 5-0 thumping by Manchester City on Wednesday is not an indication they have downed tools since securing Premier League survival, manager Steve Bruce has said. REUTERS: Newcastle United’s 5-0 thumping by Manchester City on Wednesday is not an indication they have downed tools since securing Premier League survival, […]
SHANGHAI: United States electric vehicle maker Tesla is “very close” to achieving level five autonomous driving technology, chief executive Elon Musk said on Thursday (Jul 9), referring to the capability to navigate roads without any driver input. “I’m extremely confident that level five or essentially complete autonomy will happen and […]
HONG KONG: China has punished video platforms including Alibaba-backed Youku and Baidu-backed iQiyi for carrying “low taste” content in a renewed effort to clean up the Internet, a pornography watchdog said. Authorities have outlawed more than 12,000 websites and deleted 8.4 billion pieces of pornography-related content in the first half […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Google said on Wednesday (Jul 8) it has shut down its cloud project named Isolated Region and added that it was not weighing options to offer its cloud platform in China. Earlier in the day, Bloomberg News reported, citing two employees, that Google had shelved the project in […]
SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday (Jul 9) announced measures to assist Hong Kong citizens start a new life in Australia, including extending visas by five years, after Beijing imposed a new security law on the Asian financial hub. Morrison also suspended an extradition agreement with Hong Kong. […]
TOKOROZAWA, Japan: Olympic boxing hopeful Arisa Tsubata is used to taking blows in the ring but it is during her work as a nurse that she faces her toughest opponent: Coronavirus. The 27-year-old juggles a brutal training regime in boxing gloves with long, irregular hours in surgical gloves at a […]
BEIJING: Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi said on Thursday (Jul 9) that China and US relations face the most serious challenges since diplomatic ties were established in 1979 but the two countries can return to the right track. China and the United States should jointly explore ways for peaceful coexistence […]